Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Kong Gateway
Kong Gateway clearly comes out ahead of Kong Konnect on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Kong Gateway has a free tier; Kong Konnect does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Kong Inc. | Kong Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsLegal & Compliance | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | api-management | api-management |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Kong Gateway
usage based
custom
usage based
custom
| Feature | kong-konnect | kong-gateway |
|---|---|---|
| 24X7X365 Support | ||
| Ai Gateway | ||
| Access To Kong Gateway | ||
| Analytics | ||
| Custom Environment Maintenance | ||
| Api Requests | ||
| Everything In Plus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Ingress Controller | ||
| Custom-Quoted | ||
| Kong Mesh | ||
| Dedicated Cloud Control Planes | ||
| Pay-As-You-Go Consumption | ||
| Enterprise Gateways | ||
| Professional Services Access | ||
| Fully Self-Hosted | ||
| Hybrid Control Planes | ||
| Open-Source | ||
| Removes Standard Usage Caps | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Serverless Control Planes |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Kong Gateway comes out ahead overall, though Kong Konnect can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Kong Gateway offers a free tier; Kong Konnect does not currently list one.
